5th meridian east
# 5th meridian east

The meridian 5° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 5th meridian east forms a great circle with the 175th meridian west.

## From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 5th meridian east passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 5°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 5.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 5.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°22′N 5°0′E﻿ / ﻿81.367°N 5.000°E﻿ / 81.367; 5.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 61°2′N 5°0′E﻿ / ﻿61.033°N 5.000°E﻿ / 61.033; 5.000﻿ (Norway)  Norway Several islands, including Bremangerlandet, Sula and Sotra, and the mainland. Entering at Vågsøya in Sogn og Fjordane. Exiting south of Telavåg in Hordaland. 60°13′N 5°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.217°N 5.000°E﻿ / 60.217; 5.000﻿ (North Sea) North Sea 53°17′N 5°0′E﻿ / ﻿53.283°N 5.000°E﻿ / 53.283; 5.000﻿ (Netherlands)  Netherlands Island of Vlieland 53°16′N 5°0′E﻿ / ﻿53.267°N 5.000°E﻿ / 53.267; 5.000﻿ (Wadden Sea) Wadden Sea 52°56′N 5°0′E﻿ / ﻿52.933°N 5.000°E﻿ / 52.933; 5.000﻿ (Netherlands)  Netherlands Passing just east of Amsterdam, and west of Tilburg 51°26′N 5°0′E﻿ / ﻿51.433°N 5.000°E﻿ / 51.433; 5.000﻿ (Belgium)  Belgium Passing through the Provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant, Liège, Namur and Luxembourg. 49°47′N 5°0′E﻿ / ﻿49.783°N 5.000°E﻿ / 49.783; 5.000﻿ (France)  France Passing just west of Dijon (at 47°19′N 5°2′E﻿ / ﻿47.317°N 5.033°E﻿ / 47.317; 5.033﻿ (Dijon)) 43°23′N 5°0′E﻿ / ﻿43.383°N 5.000°E﻿ / 43.383; 5.000﻿ (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 36°49′N 5°0′E﻿ / ﻿36.817°N 5.000°E﻿ / 36.817; 5.000﻿ (Algeria)  Algeria 19°17′N 5°0′E﻿ / ﻿19.283°N 5.000°E﻿ / 19.283; 5.000﻿ (Niger)  Niger 13°44′N 5°0′E﻿ / ﻿13.733°N 5.000°E﻿ / 13.733; 5.000﻿ (Nigeria)  Nigeria 5°50′N 5°0′E﻿ / ﻿5.833°N 5.000°E﻿ / 5.833; 5.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 5°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 5.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 5.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 70°3′S 5°0′E﻿ / ﻿70.050°S 5.000°E﻿ / -70.050; 5.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
